Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.